Janice Tessa


Janice Tessa is a Pakistani television actress and model. She is known for portraying a role of Zoya in 2022 series Habs for which she received a nomination for Lux [Style Award for Best Emerging Talent in TV|Best Emerging Talent] at Lux Style Awards. She further portrayed a role of Mona in Kuch Ankahi and Fabiha in Hasrat. She is currently portraying a role of Uroosa in ARY Digital's Inteha opposite Furqan Qureshi''.''

Early life and career

Janice was born in Lahore, Punjab, in a Christian family. She is the only sister of two brothers. She has a degree in Media Communication.
She gained popularity after a scene of series Habs became viral and developed into an internet meme. Scene features Zoya, played by Janice, leaves the dinner table angrily with her two slices of Pizza and No Ketchup after an argument with her in-laws. Her husband, Aamir, played by Hamzah Tariq Jamil, with tears in his eyes then says the viral line “ketchup bhi nahi le kar gayi woh ”. Besides that viral scene, she received critical acclaim and nomination for Best Emerging Talent at 22nd Lux Style Awards. She then acted in multiple Urdu-language television series including Kuch Ankahi, Hasrat, Dil Hi To Hai and Inteha.

Filmography

Television series

Awards and nominations